知足
zhī zú
Pinyin
Definition
知足
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- content with one's situation
- to know contentment (hence happiness)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一夔已足
- 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一望而知
- 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
- 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
- 2 without an inkling
Sample Sentences
你知足吧。在南方,有人造的雪场已经很不错了。不过有机会一定要去北方感受一下冬天。
You should be happy with that. In the south, having artificial snow is pretty good. However, if you get the chance, you should go up north and experience winter at least once.
不要太贪心,要知足。
Don’t be too greedy. Be satisfied with what we have.
话说回来,看看人家新加坡,一年到头只有夏天,你就知足吧。
Speaking of that, look at Singapore, there's only summer for the whole year. You really don't know to appreciate what you've got.
可是我们现在还能做朋友,还能坐在一起喝咖啡、聊天,能这样我就知足了。对了,我马上要出国了。
But we can still be friends, we can still sit together and drink coffee and chat. I'm content with things this way. Oh, by the way, I'm about to leave the country.
比上不足, 比下有余。知足吧。